796 search results

Can yoga help us achieve sustainable development goals?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can yoga help us achieve sustainable development goals?

...energy is important in yoga. This marks the day of summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, when the earth’s North Pole is most inclined towards the sun, of special significance. In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly declared 21 June as the International Day of Yoga. The idea was first proposed by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the...
The gift of being a foster carer
Health, Sports & Psychology

The gift of being a foster carer

...energy. Ruth is a foster carer with Oxfordshire County Council and she tells us her story: [logo for foster care in Oxfordshire]“For me, becoming a foster carer was a long-held ambition. At university my room-mate had been in foster care from a young age and it had transformed her life chances in such a way that I found inspiring. “After a few enquiries over the...
Sperm counts
Nature & Environment

Sperm counts

...energy factories called mitochondria, in addition to the cell's DNA - packaged into twenty three chromosomes. At the tip of the sperm's head is a package that contains enzymes that break down protective layers on the egg's surface. Not all human sperm cells look the same. Some have two heads or no heads, some have huge heads, some have small tails or no tails, others may...
Article 15 mins
Microbes – friend or foe?
Nature & Environment

Microbes – friend or foe?

...energy for life. However, we cannot digest all of the food we eat and what remains undigested, ends up in the sewage system. About 10 billion litres of sewage are produced every day in England and Wales and this has to be treated to remove harmful substances and pathogenic microbes before the waste can be safely released into the environment. The main component of sewage...
Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Introducing global development
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing global development

...energy used in the world, how much comes from natural gas, coal and oil? Around 42% Around 62% Around 82%Yes, but 65% of people were wrong.Fossil fuels are still the dominant source of energy; despite advances in the availability and use of renewable energy, fossil fuels constitute around 82% of global energy use (e.g. BP, 2020). There’s still a long way to go to cut...
Is Obama's Iran legacy under threat?
Society, Politics & Law

Is Obama's Iran legacy under threat?

...Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed that its activities as set out in the “Road-map for the clarification of past and present outstanding issues regarding Iran’s nuclear program” were completed, and in January 2016, the sanctions previously agreed by world powers over the nuclear programme were lifted. Despite all these achievements, which once seemed almost impossible,...
Brexit: an economic strategy from the left?
Society, Politics & Law

Brexit: an economic strategy from the left?

...energy are examples of exactly what Labour wants to do in terms of public ownership. A far greater threat to Labour’s plans would come from a ‘cliff edge’ Brexit: leaving the single market and customs union would trigger an economic recession which would drastically reduce tax revenue and so prevent Labour in government carrying out their economic stimulus policies....
The challenge of invasive alien species
Nature & Environment

The challenge of invasive alien species

...energy, are transported via other organisms (e.g. hosts) or environmental processes (e.g. flowing water). It is possible some transported species (i.e. ‘alien’ to their new environment) will survive and colonise their new destination, unless limited by environmental factors or antagonistic organisms. When such introduced ‘alien’ species start to infest and...